Governor Gavin Newsom today announced nearly $130.7 million in Encampment Resolution Funding (ERF) program grants to help 18 cities, counties, and Continuums of Care (CoCs) resolve critical encampment concerns, address the housing and health and safety needs of 3,364 people living in encampments, and permanently house 1,565 people.
According to the Governor’s Executive Order N-1-24, 123,000 people in California experienced unsheltered homelessness on any given night in 2023, living The ERF program supports implementation of the Executive Order, which directs state agencies to address encampments in the state with urgency and with dignity for those living in encampments. It is a competitive grant program for which awardees must demonstrate a clear connection to permanent housing solutions. Projects must be person-centered and tailored to address the needs of the specific individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness and living in encampments.
